Bed end



26, 1938. c. A. STUART ET AL BED END Filed Aug. 20, 1956 a :inviti if:

vfldffirflffllffrl Patented Apr. 26, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEWis.,

assignors to Simmons Company, Ke-

nosha, Wis., a corporation of Delaware Application August 20, 1936,Serial No. 96,920

4 Claims.

10 mental in appearance, and that can be made much more cheaply thanpanel type bed ends have been made in the past.

An approved embodiment of the invention` is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in

whichzy Fig. 1 is .an elevation of the bed end, viewed from its outerside.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view, in cross section, onthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1. 20 Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section of the moulding strip.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, I designates as an entirety a tubular frame member ofinverted U-shape, preferably of rectangular cross section as shown inFig. 2, that conforms to the outline shape of the bed end and includescontinuations of its side members to form the usual supporting legs IIthat receive the casters I2. This frame member is conveniently made froma sheet metal blank bent to the rectangular form shown, the two edgesmeeting and united at the joint I3 substantially midway of the outerlimb. The legs II are rigidly connected and spaced by a cross bar I4that is brazed at its ends to the legs.

I5 designates as an entirety the panel, con-V sisting of a flat sheetmetal member suitably shaped to conform to the outline of the bed end,and tack welded or spot Welded to the top and side portions of the frameI0 (including the legs II) on one side of the frame along the line I6.The lower portion of the panel is preferably cut to form ornamentalgussets I'I, and the metal between the gussets is bent inwardly to forma ange I8 that underlies and is welded to the cross bar I4.

IS designates as an entirety a channel-shaped moulding strip that coversthe outer sides of the top and side members of the frame I0. The sidelimb or flange of this strip overlaps the edge portion of the panel I5and is tack welded thereto, and the side limb or flange 2| similarlyoverlaps the opposite side limb of the frame I0 and is tack weldedthereto. The moulding thus covers and conceals the raw edge of the paneland the joint between the latter and the frame member, as well ascovering and concealing the 5 joint I3,and also locks the joint I3securely against spreading, making it unnecessary to solder or otherwiseclose the joint. By reference to Fig. 4 it will be observed that theintermediate portion of the moulding strip is formed with a low crown,and the two side limbs or flanges 20 and 2| are not exactly parallel butslightly inwardly convergent. As a result of this construction, when themoulding is forced over the frame member and panel it produces a tight tat the free edges of the flanges 20 and 2|. The moulding strip thussecurely binds together the two opposite side limbs of the frame memberagainst spreading and forms with the frame member and panel a strong,light and rigid construction.

The arching or crowning of the moulding strip I9 in association with itsconvergent ilanges. 20 and 2|, has a helpful function in applying themoulding strip to the frame and panel, since inward pressure on themoulding strip temporarily flattens it, and thus slightly spreads thetwo anges so that they can slide down over the Walls which they embrace.When the pressure is released, the strip resumes its arched or crownedform and this causes the anges to tightly grip and clamp the side walls.

Since all of the parts are capable of being made in suitable punchpresses, the'labor costs of the article are very low, enabling thestructure to be produced and sold at a cost substantially below that ofexisting panel type beds.

We claim:

1. A panel type bed end, comprising a tubular frame member ofrectangular cross section and having a joint extending longitudinally ofits outer limb, a sheet metal panel attached at its edge portion to oneside of said frame member, and a moulding stripy covering the outer limbof said frame member and the adjacent edge of said panel and concealingthe joint between said parts, said moulding strip having on one edgethereof a ange overlapping and attached to the edge Vportion of saidpanel, and on its opposite edge a ilange overlapping and attached to aside limb of said frame member, whereby said moulding 50 striplocks saidouter limb against spreading at said joint. Y

2. A panel type bed end, comprising a tubular sheet metal frame memberof rectangular cross section and having a longitudinal joint substan- 55Y ftiauy midwidth @rits outer limb, a naeshet mtal panel attached atits'edgefportion to the lower Yedge of one side of saidV frame member,and a sheet metal moulding strip covering the; outer limb of said framemember and the adjacent edge of said panel, said moulding strip having'con- Y Y vergentVV-flanges on itsY opposite edges,rone of said Yflanges overlapping and tack Welded Vto the edge Y portion 'of'saidpan-el, andthe other ange'over-v Ylapping and'tack weldedV toV a sidelimb of saidV frame member.

Y 3e VYA panel typebed attachedat its'edge portionrto'one side ofv saidframe member, and a. channVel-shapedV sheet metal Ymoulding stripcovering the outer'limb of said frame member Vand the adjacent Vedge ofVsaid paneLgthe side Vlimbs of saidstrip being ,con-

vergent andoverlapping andrattached respec-r end, comprising fhollovvQ Yrectangular frame member, aV sheetpmetal panel tively to the'erdgeportion -of said panel and to Y the opposite side limb of said Yframemember, and *Y the intermediate portion of said Vstrip being crowned.

Y 4. A panel type bedend,v comprisingra hollowV sheet' metal'framemember of rectangular cross moulding strip covering the outer limby ofVsaid vframe member and the adjacent edge of said 'l paneLthe sidelimbs'ofr'said strip being inwardly convergent and overlapping and Vattheir free edges attached vrespectively to: the edge; portion 1 of saidvpanelY andto the opposite side VofV said i frameimember, and theintermediate portion ofA said strip being crowned.;V ,Y

CHARLES A. STUART. JoHN HOFBAUER.

